Dog shot and killed by unknown assailant

Pennsylvania State Police at Embreeville have released details regarding the shooting death of a dog in Newlin Township.

Coatesville resident Regina Marie Turner, 1101 Cannery Road, had an Australian Shepard killed on her property on Nov. 28, and police were called at 7:55 a.m. The property is just west of the ChesLen Preserve Visitors Center, and the dog was shot in a secluded wooded area.

Because the shooting occurred a couple days into deer season, investigating trooper Brian Borowicz and Game Commission personnel initially considered the possibility that it could be a hunting accident. Evidence at the scene dictated otherwise.

“The investigation and with the people we talked to, it seemed it was more of an intentional incident,” Borowicz said.

The dog was shot in the body, and multiple spent 12-guage shotgun shells were found nearby. A complete forensics analysis is forthcoming.

“We’re just seeing if the shells match the dog or if they are just random ones,” Borowicz said. “Being hunting season, it’s not uncommon to find those kinds of things around.”

Borowicz said he conducted two interviews following the shooting, but no new information resulted.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the Embreeville State Police at (484) 340-3241.